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# Kamchyk

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Камчик.

## English name

**Kamchyk** — Current official name restored in 2024; Ukrainian national romanization (2010) gives Kamchyk. Also matches BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also matches ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).

Other forms in use:

- **Kamchik** — Historical/international spelling using i for Cyrillic и; also a Bulgarian-based romanization, not the Ukrainian national form.
- **Camcic** — Romanian historical spelling used in regional references; independent English frequency unverified.
- **Zoria** — Former official Ukrainian name, replaced by restored Kamchyk in September 2024.
- **Zarya** — Russian spelling of the former name; replaced in Ukrainian law in 2024.
- **Kamtchyk** — French reference spelling for identifying French sources quoted in English; not claimed as a common English exonym.
- **Kamčik** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified.
- **Камчик** — Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.

## French name

**Kamtchyk** — Current French locality heading Kamtchyk uses tch; the historical Zoria is an alternative after the 2024 renaming.

Other forms in use:

- **Zoria** — Former Ukrainian name, replaced in 2024; historical French source-matching form, independent prose frequency unverified.
- **Camcic** — Romanian historical form for French Bessarabian source matching; French prose frequency unverified.
- **Kamchyk** — International spelling for French cross-references; independent French prose frequency unverified.
- **Kamčik** — ISO 9:1995 form for French catalogue matching; not verified as French prose usage.

## About

Kamchyk is a village in the Sarata area of Odesa Oblast, southwestern Ukraine. It was founded by Bulgarian settlers, and its historical name was restored in 2024.

## Notes

Historical Kamchyk restored from Zoria by resolution 3984-IX adopted 19 September 2024. English naming-data label Kamchіk contains a Cyrillic і amid Latin letters; rejected as mixed-script data corruption, not invented as a separate exonym. French heading Kamtchyk verified. https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/3984-IX ; https://uinp.gov.ua/index.php/dekomunizaciya-ta-reabilitaciya/ekspertna-komisiya-uinp/fahovi-vysnovky-ekspertnoyi-komisiyi/selo-zorya-bilgorod-dnistrovskogo-rayonu-odeskoyi-oblasti Standard-derived forms support retrieval without implying English or French press adoption. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4187759 ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamtchyk ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Камчик ; https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamczyk ; https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camcic,\_Cetatea\_Albă ; https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamčykas.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q4187759](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4187759) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/kamchyk/?format=json)


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